June 18th
Thom’s Place to Wrangell
10:30 lift off 75
degrees
We again left at low tide and Bryan was sent out to the bow
on rock watch. Today’s travels took us
through the challenging Zimovia Strait. Our route was through hundreds of
floats zig-zagging our way between red and green markers through rocky shallow
waters. It was like an obstacle course. David drove with skill and immense
concentration.
Tricky section of Zimovia Strait
As we drew closer to Wrangell, the waters turned a sparkling
glacier green. The Belle was fighting tides
all day, and we averaged about 5.4 kts.
I have been practicing my radio etiquette with calls to the
harbormasters for a dock space. We were directed to Heritage Harbor and
parallel parked between two sailboats. There was a tricky current and
fortunately, a gentleman appeared to grab our bow line which got us tucked in
nicely.
There are no buses or shuttles and we were concerned about
how to get the kids to the airport in two days. Luckily, we discovered a phone
number for a taxi service, and they have been our chauffeurs throughout town.
Took a ride downtown to a restaurant where I had a pile of fresh greens.
They're keeping an eye on us!
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